8ouncesof chorizo sausage(the type that comes in sausage form, not the ground chorizo)
1to 2 jalapeños diced, (optional)
1onion quartered
2tomatoes quartered
4garlic cloves roughly chopped
1whole green pepper roughly chopped
1whole red pepper roughly chopped
¼teaspoonof black pepper
5cupsof chicken broth
1twelve ounce bottle of dark beer
2sprigs of cilantro chopped
Salt to taste
Instructions
Directions:
Rinse the pinto beans with water.
Remove any ugly beans, stone pieces, or dirt pieces from the pintos.
Soak the beans in a covered dish of water in the refrigerator overnight.
Drain the water off of the pinto beans.
Put all of the ingredients (except the beer and salt) into the slow cooker.
Gently stir the ingredients together.
Cook the bean mixture for 7 hours.
Then, add the beer and the chopped cilantro to the slow cooker.
Salt the beans to taste.
Cook for another hour.
Then serve.
Notes
Healthy Tip:
Replace the smoked pork meat in this dish with smoked turkey wings and/or legs. Also use homemade chicken broth if you can for a more healthy dish. It's just as tasty!
Tasty Tip:
Chop some additional cilantro to garnish each serving. It makes the beans that more good! P.S. I have put a whole jalapeno in this dish and this is a very mild heat level. Two jalapenos will give you more heat......
Cooking Tip:
I have heard you can soak your beans for about 2 hours in water with a couple tablespoons of baking soda to speed up the process of removing the gas chemicals…… Try it out and let me know how it worked….